PROVERBS 3
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.
11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights. – Proverbs 3:9-12
PROVERBS 3 THE LORD REPROVES HIS OWN
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
When you belong to the Lord, he treats you as his own child
He will discipline you and never allow you to be endangered
Because he loves you so much, he warns you from falling into sin
Listen to his reproof so that you will never go without blessings
Honor the Lord with all that you have been given and with your best
This will ensure your life will never have a lack and you will thrive.
A good parent disciplines their children. Reproving your children is a result of God’s love for all mankind. He gave children to parents so they can be trained in the ways of the Lord. Sadly, we watch many parents nowadays being controlled and manipulated by their own children to get what they want, instead of the other way around. No wonder we have so many juvenile delinquents. This delinquency resulted from parents not disciplining their own children. Instead of living to serve God and others, they live to get what they want and serve their own selves.
It is important though that when parents discipline their children, it is out of love and not out of control. In Ephesians 6:4, fathers are instructed not to provoke their children to anger, but to bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Can you imagine if parents do not know the Lord and his laws? Children will grow up in the ways of the world where they get what they want when they want it.
REFLECTION
· Why is discipline very essential when raising children?
